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my driving experience with 17 inch rims

Old Mar 14, 2007 | 09:21 PM
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the suspension on that car did of course make a big difference but the tires may have as well.... personally for low profile tires like that I prefer Falken Ziex for daily drivers and Falken Azenis for more aggressive driving where handling is important....
 
Old Mar 14, 2007 | 09:31 PM
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maybe its cause his tires are better than mine, cause they did come with the car, and its a 30k car
and my tires came with the set of rims, the brand of my tires are
Federal-Super Steel 595

yea...never heard of them either...
 
Old Mar 15, 2007 | 02:56 PM
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ok.. it's most likely 90% suspension and 10% tires that makes the quality of the ride... i prefer 50 series over 40 series because there is less cushion...

but once again... you can not compare a brand new luxury sport suspension from the TL vs your 91 accord... even a stock suspension system upgrade will be better than the top of the line shocks/ coilovers lowering set up...

in my experiences, Falken tires are really soft and not as stiff as Nitto, Yokohama or Toyo racing tires...
 
Old Mar 15, 2007 | 11:02 PM
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I'm ridin on 19's with Falken 225/35/19 FK-452 tires. You're right, Falken tires are really soft. They ride great and I'm glad I went with them.
 
Old Mar 16, 2007 | 12:41 AM
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stiff tires or not wait till/if you get coilovers
 
Old Mar 16, 2007 | 04:58 AM
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Try riding on 20's with a 225/35/20 tire..........
 
Old Mar 16, 2007 | 07:12 PM
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20's on an accord?
that's insane
i already complain about my car being too high, and all i have is 17's
 
Old Mar 16, 2007 | 08:34 PM
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20s on a newer Accord is different, the newer Accord is bigger (or at least looks like it). And if you keep the overall diameter the same, it wont ride any higher.
 
Old Mar 16, 2007 | 08:37 PM
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no, ive seen 20's on an accord in a picture
the new accord
its like a monster truck, lol
 
Old Mar 16, 2007 | 09:02 PM
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Ive seen them too, pictures and once on the road. Looked pretty decent to me. Definitely not monster truck-ish lol.
 

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